GetNearestIntersectionPoint(RectangleF,PointF,PointF,PointF) Method

Find the closest point of a rectangle to a given point that is on a line from that point.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function GetNearestIntersectionPoint( _
   ByVal rect As RectangleF, _
   ByVal p1 As PointF, _
   ByVal p2 As PointF, _
   ByRef result As PointF _
) As Boolean

public static bool GetNearestIntersectionPoint( 
   RectangleF rect,
   PointF p1,
   PointF p2,
   out PointF result
)

Parameters

rect
p1: the point we are looking to be closest to, on the line formed with p2
p2: forms a line with p1
result: the point of this object that is closest to p1 and that is on the infinite line from p1 to p2

Return Value

true if the infinite line does intersect with this object; false otherwise

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

GoObject Class
GoObject Members
Overload List